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Tue, Oct 15, 2024·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 1, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 70% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI110012010132
CGY1911216327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 16:01CGYMatt CoronatoAssists: Justin Kirkland, Rasmus Andersson · Wrist, 0.26 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:11CHINick FolignoAssists: Seth Jones, Alec Martinez · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:32CGYAndrei KuzmenkoPPGWGAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:21CGYMatt CoronatoENAssists: Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.74 xG1–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 11:01CGYRasmus Andersson: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 5:40CHIPhilipp Kurashev: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 11:56CHIConnor Bedard: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 13:32CHINick Foligno: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 5:42CGYBrayden Pachal: High sticking2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
43% to win57% to win
← CHI attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backlund won the faceoff against Bedard
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICGY
32Shots on goal27
2.1Expected goals3.1
64Shot attempts53
34Faceoffs won32
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
14Hits29
18Blocked shots21
12Giveaways19
9Takeaways5

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Teravainen – Bedard13:01

    xG 0.61–0.22 (73%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0

  2. Dickinson – Anderson – Mikheyev8:36

    xG 0.04–0.01 (88%)attempts 12–1goals 0–0

  3. Hall – Bertuzzi – Kurashev12:16

    xG 0.40–0.55 (42%)attempts 14–13goals 0–0

  4. Maroon – Smith – Athanasiou7:26

    xG 0.20–0.73 (21%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMartinez – Jones12:30

    xG 0.50–0.28 (64%)attempts 18–9goals 1–0

  2. Brodie – Vlasic11:07

    xG 0.35–0.29 (55%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Vlasic3:09

    xG 0.09–0.04 (71%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKirkland – Lomberg – Coronato8:22

    xG 0.77–0.29 (73%)attempts 11–13goals 1–0

  2. Huberdeau – Mantha – Pospisil10:44

    xG 0.36–0.33 (52%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0

  3. Backlund – Coleman – Zary10:19

    xG 0.22–0.20 (52%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  4. Kadri – Kuzmenko – Honzek9:08

    xG 0.29–0.33 (47%)attempts 8–16goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Miromanov16:21

    xG 0.65–0.34 (66%)attempts 17–14goals 0–1

  2. Andersson – Bahl16:26

    xG 0.80–0.67 (54%)attempts 16–28goals 1–0

  3. Bean – Pachal11:11

    xG 0.06–0.22 (22%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

CGY 3.1 xGCHI 2.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CGY's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CGY is favoured, below it CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 19/100 · #1056 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.01 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 70% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

Simulated goal difference (CGY − CHI), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).